Essendon are breathing a sigh of relief, with star West Coast forward Mark LeCras ruled out of Saturday’s crunch AFL clash at Etihad Stadium. LeCras is yet to recover from …
Sri Lanka were 0-69 at lunch after electing to bat on Thursday in the second and final Test against Pakistan at the Sinhalese Sports Club (SSC) in Colombo. Upul Tharanga …
Retiring and reluctant Sydney cult hero Lewis Roberts-Thomson has revealed how Barry Hall taught him plenty about cars, beer, tattoos, but especially football, in torrid training ground wars. The dual …
Midfield hitman Matt Toomua knows he must keep his head, or face being burnt once again in the Bledisloe Cup pressure-cooker at ANZ Stadium on Saturday night. While Kurtley Beale …
Stalwart back-rower Gavin Cooper believes the Cowboys have finally solved their hooking problem as they face a huge task to contain the No.9 that got away – James Segeyaro. North …
In demand Greater Western Sydney forward Jon Patton is in no hurry to decide his future, but Giants coach Leon Cameron remains confident his club can hold onto the vast …
The Wallabies are refusing to engage in All Blacks coach Steve Hansen’s pre-Bledisloe psychological warfare, instead keeping their powder dry until hostilities begin in earnest on Saturday night. Hansen fired …
Four goals and an AFL rising star nomination one week, fatherhood the next. This is the extraordinary life of the Western Bulldogs’ Jake Stringer. A near best-afield performance from the …
Geelong have ruled out footsore star Steve Johnson for Friday’s AFL clash with Carlton at Etihad Stadium. Scans have cleared the triple All-Australian midfielder of bone damage and teammate Tom …
First Test jitters and several years waiting in the wings have paved the way for Ben Smith to become a first-choice All Black fullback. Smith’s form in the June Tests …
Gold Coast NRL veteran back William Zillman is the first to admit he’s struggling to get used to life at the Titans without John Cartwright. The 28-year-old said it was …
Roger Federer became the first player to win 300 matches at the ATP Masters 1000 level, beating Vasek Pospisil on Wednesday in Cincinnati. The 7-6 (7-4) 5-7 6-2 victory in …
Coach Ken Hinkley says he’s in no rush to pursue a new contract despite falling in love with Port Adelaide. Hinkley will take Port to consecutive finals series in the …
England’s Stuart Broad and India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni have both missed their teams’ respective training sessions at The Oval ahead of the fifth Test, which starts on Friday. Fast-medium …
Forget about hoodoos. Canberra prop Brett White is more concerned about facing a motivated Josh Dugan than talking about the Raiders’ dominant record over St George Illawarra ahead of Saturday’s …
From careless kid to big brother and top dog, Ryan Griffen will celebrate his 200th AFL game against North Melbourne. If Lenny Hayes’ feting last weekend at Etihad was about …
Flemington training partners Mathew Ellerton and Simon Zahra will send two fit sprinters up against triple Group One winner Moment Of Change at Caulfield. They will run Pillar Of Creation …
Shaun Johnson is confident his troublesome groin problems are over as the Warriors prepare for Sunday’s match against Newcastle. After missing three games, the Warriors’ star playmaker was back running …


